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David Gabriel

Detective Sgt. David Gabriel
First appearance Pilot episode
Last appearance "The Last Word"
Created by James Duff
Portrayed by Corey Reynolds
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Gender Male
Occupation Police Officer

Detective Sergeant David Gabriel is a fictional character featured in TNT's The Closer, portrayed by Corey Reynolds. Gabriel was a Sergeant in the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Priority Homicide Division. He was promoted to Detective during season five. He is seen as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson's right-hand man.

Early in the series, Sgt. Gabriel is a bright young officer eager to make his mark in the department. One of his strengths is he can defer to someone else when provided with a well thought-out reason to do so. As a consequence, he was one of the first to accept Deputy Chief Johnson. Commander Taylor has tried to recruit him from Johnson at least once.

In the second season, Sgt. Gabriel confesses to Deputy Chief Johnson that he and Detective Irene Daniels are dating; Brenda initially did not receive this well, but she eventually comes to terms with it. In the third season, Sgt. Gabriel expresses an interest in entering politics and deftly provides a solution to avoid budget cuts and the loss of a member from Priority Homicide. Despite being told he is Johnson's favorite, Gabriel becomes confrontational with her in one case regarding a former gang member turned politician and another from beating a confession out of a suspected child molester. After the latter incident, Johnson suspends him for 10 days without pay.

Friendly and polite, Gabriel is one of the few officers who was accepting and kind to Deputy Chief Johnson when she first joins the LAPD. He is highly organized, ambitious and intelligent. Although Gabriel is eager to please Deputy Chief Johnson now that she is his superior, he is outspoken and not afraid to tell her exactly what he thinks. Sgt. Gabriel can be polite and loyal to a fault and many of the detectives accuse him of being a "suck-up". He doesn't take criticism well and craves constant reassurance and recognition from his superiors. While he does tend to have the same commitment to justice as Deputy Chief Johnson, on a few major incidents he has been very critical of Deputy Chief Johnson which lead to consequences for both of them. Despite this, Deputy Chief Johnson has continually look to Gabriel as her right hand man.


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